Physical Environment and Safety Standards

Chapter 4-Physical
Environment and Safety
Standards 2025-2026




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Question 1
which statement based describes community based nursing?
Correct Answer
a practice in which care is provided for individuals and families


Question 2
which statement best describes the goal of community oriented nursing?
Correct Answer
to preserve, protect, promote or maintain health and prevent disease


Question 3
which of the following is the primary focus of the public health nursing?
Correct Answer
health care of the communities and populations


Question 4
which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the
20th century?
Correct Answer
sanitation and other population based prevention programs


Question 5
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community.
Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
Correct Answer
to increase the number of individuals with access to effective health care benefits


Question 6
what is the basic assumption stated by Health People 2010 as it relates to public Health
efforts?
Correct Answer
the health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community


Question 7
which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
Correct Answer
working with community groups to create policies to improve environment


Question 8
which public health nurse most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of this role?
Correct Answer
the nurse who spent the day attending meeting of various health agencies


Question 9



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which of the following best define aggregate?
Correct Answer
collection of people who share one of more characteristics


Question 10
which question asked by a novice nurse would be the most reflective understanding of the
role of the public health nurse ?
Correct Answer
which groups are at the greatest risk for problems


Question 11
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of
the core public health functions?
Correct Answer
assurance


Question 12
When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center, the nurse reminded them
that the only way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for
them would be for them to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives
requesting funding for such a service. What was the nurse trying to accomplish through this
action?
Correct Answer
help the women engage in political action


Question 13
the public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where to begin to
improve the heath of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting with
community groups to discuss the most important task to be addressed first?
Correct Answer
to work with the groups not for the groups


Question 14
the nurse often has t make resource allocation decisions. which of the following best
describes the criterion of the nurse should use in such cases
Correct Answer
the needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals


Question 15
which of the following actions best represents public health nursing
Correct Answer
assessing he effective ness of the high school health clinic


Question 16



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